I agree about conditions needing to be the priority and letting the clubs start to try and break even, but when the people your negotiating with are the ones who are suppose to be protecting and enforcing the rules whilst being one of the largest rule breakers when it come to contract security, can you really trust any assurances they might claim to make.

The other thing is how long the next TV deal is for, it might be ok to roll over the existing CBA with better conditions built in for 2 maybe 3 seasons, but if the next TV deal is for another 7 years that's probably asking a bit too much. I'm just hoping that the FFA in getting a new TV deal one year earlier does not sell the league short for a short term boost.